AFC trabaja para cambiar la política educativa para que el sistema de escuelas públicas sirva todo niños de manera efectiva. Publicamos informes de políticas y análisis de datos, testificamos a nivel municipal y estatal, hablamos en la prensa para llamar la atención sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los estudiantes y las familias a las que servimos, y nos unimos a otros defensores, padres, jóvenes y educadores para pedir cambiar.
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Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the City’s Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on diversity and inclusion in City schools.
AFC testificó ante el Comité de Seguridad Pública del Ayuntamiento de Nueva York sobre el papel de la policía de Nueva York en la disciplina escolar y cuestiones de salud mental. Solicitamos una realineación de los recursos de la Ciudad para reflejar la necesidad crítica de apoyar adecuadamente las necesidades socioemocionales de los estudiantes y abordar las sorprendentes disparidades raciales en las intervenciones policiales.
Este informe analiza datos reportados por el Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de Nueva York (NYPD) que muestran que los estudiantes negros están significativamente sobrerrepresentados en las intervenciones de “niños en crisis” del NYPD: incidentes que involucran a estudiantes con angustia emocional enviados al hospital para una evaluación psicológica. El escrito también examina el uso de esposas por parte de la policía de Nueva York a estudiantes de tan solo 5 años durante estos incidentes entre julio de 2016 y junio de 2017.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Department of Education’s annual report of information regarding students receiving special education services pursuant to Local Law 27.
AFC testified before the City Council Education Committee offering several recommendations to prevent and address bullying behavior, including expanding whole-school trainings that improve school climate, better utilizing existing data, better utilizing Field Support Center personnel, increasing awareness of anti-bullying resources, and improving reporting.
AFC submitted written testimony to the New York State Assembly Committee on Education about the need to increase the number of accessible school options for students, teachers, and family members with mobility, hearing, and vision needs.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education and Committee on General Welfare about support for students who are homeless. We are calling on the City to ensure there is high-level leadership on this issue, expand the number of DOE social workers for these students, and devote additional resources to address the significant challenges faced by the rising number of students who are homeless.
The New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS), a project of Advocates for Children of New York, posted new data showing the number of students identified as homeless enrolled in New York City and New York State schools for the 2016–2017 school year.